Introduction to Athletic Injuries (HESC 200)
Course Description
The course provides the knowledge of prevention, care, and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries. The student receives athletic training information and the skills necessary to care for the common movement injury. Designed to develop competence in rendering immediate and temporary aid to a victim of accident, sudden illness, or injury. Prerequisite: BIOL 107 or BIOL 205
Course Objectives
A student who completes this course will be able to:
Appreciate the knowledge of the prevention of injuries and implementation of emergency procedures
Distinguish the fields of athletic training and sports medicine and gain appreciation for other professional fields related to the domains of athletic training
Recall the skills and techniques utilized in the prevention of athletic injuries
Appreciate and explain the basic concepts of nutrition and conditioning
Define the basic anatomy, biomechanics and pathomechanics involved in sports trauma
Describe basic injury management skills
Recognize basic injuries and sport specific conditions
Recognize general head and facial injuries and injuries to extremities
Describe common general medical conditions in sports
Demonstrate the ability to research and prepare informative documents on medications and conditions in physically active populations
Apply the concepts of athletic training in regards to the adolescent & pre-adolescent athlete.
Important Resources
Downloads - Will be made available in August 2025
Required Textbooks
Trowbridge CA, Ferris CM. 2023. Pfeiffer and Mangus’s Concepts of Athletic Training. 8th edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA.
Announcements
8/27/25 - Welcome!
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Review Sessions
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